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Nickname	Engin Akyürek
Gender	Male
Age	42 years old (in 2023)
Date of Birth	October 12, 1981
Real Name	Engin Akyürek
Profession	Actor, Thespian
Nationality	Turkish
Birthplace	Ankara, Turkey
Religion	Islam
Zodiac Sign	Libra

Height, Weight & Physical Stats

Body Measurements	44-33-12 Inches
Bodytype	Slim
Height	6 feet 1 inches (1.87 m)
Weight	73 kg (160 lbs)
Hair Color	Black
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hobbies	Traveling

Engin Akyürek was born on October 12, 1981, in Ankara, Turkey. Engin Akyurek is a popular Turkish actor who works in movies and TV shows. His father is a government administrative official and his mother is a homemaker. Akyürek graduated from the University of Ankara Department Of History in 2002, where he had expertise in Languages and History. His professional career in acting started after his participation in the 2004 talent ability show, Estrellas de Turquía ( Türkiye’nin Yıldızları ) where he was in lead position in the reality show and was given a role in the series Yabancı Damat.

In 2007, Engin Akyurek acts in the play “Romantika”, in which he plays the mainstream role “Ceto”. They occur in New York, United States. Engin Akyurek first film that makes a big appearance was Zeki Demirkubuz’s Kader (2006). For his portrayal of Cevat in this film, Engin Akyürek got the “Most Promising Actor” award for both the Turkish Cinema Awards] and for CASOD (Cagdas Sinema Oyuncuları Dernegi) Awards in 2006. From that point, Engin Akyurek starred in the role of Nizipli Halim in the TV series, Karayilan (TV), a story that occurred in Gaziantep(2007–2008), this story happened during the French Occupation and it had the second most elevated budget for TV Series in Turkey.

Akyürek played the male psychotic lover, Mustafa Bulut, in the TV series Bir Bulut Olsam, composed by Meral Okay and directed by Ulas Inanc. Also, he has played the male sentimental lead, Kerim Ilgaz, in Fatmagul’un Sucu Ne (2010–2012), a TV series about societal issues encompassing a rape victim. The original situation of Fatmagul’un Sucu Ne by Vedat Turkali, is composed by Ece Yorenc and Melek Gencoglu for TV Drama and produced by Kerem Catay.

Engin Akyurek has starred as Tekin in a film called Bi Küçük Eylül Meselesi “A Small September Affair” written and coordinated by Kerem Deren. The film happens in Bozcaada (2014). Engin Akyurek returned to the TV screens with Omer character in Kara Para Aşk TV series in 2014 for which he won the best actor in Seoul International Drama Awards (2015) and was nominated for the International Emmy Award in Best Actor category.

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Engin Akyurek Education

Qualification: Graduate

College: Ankara University

Engin Akyurek Career

Profession: Actor, Thespian

Known For: Famous for starring in Sefirin Kızı tv show

Debut:

Film Debut: Kader (2006)

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TV Show: Yabancı Damat (2004–2007)

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Net Worth: USD $1 Million approx

Family & Relatives

Marital Status: Single

Past Relationships:

Tuvana Turkay (2014 – 2015)
Cansu Taskin (2011)
Cansu Dere

Facts You Never Knew About Engin Akyurek

In 2004, two years after graduating from university, Engin Akyürek participated in the “Turkiye’nin Yildizlari” (Turkey’s Star) TV competition. Engine ahead of everyone else wins in this competition landed him a supporting role in the TV series, Yabanci Damat (2004–2007), produced by Yagmur Taylan and Durul Taylan.
Engin Akyurek attended the same indistinguishable university as political leader Abdullah Ocalan.
He featured in the TV series Karayilan, which occurred during the French occupation of Turkey.
Between 2010 and 2012, the actor played the role of Kerim Ilgaz in Turkish TV series Fatmagul’un Sucu Ne, for which he gained great notoriety reputation.
Engin Akyurek is the victor of the Turkish Cinema Award for Most Promising Actor for his performance in his debut movie, 2006’s Kader.
His family is from Tercan, Erzincan where there is Kurdish minority.
He studied dialects and history at Ankara University, graduating in 2002.
Akyurek portrayed as Omar Demir and played in the series Kara Para Aşk for which he won few honorary awards including the award for Best Actor at the “Seoul International Drama Awards 2015” and was also nominated for Best Actor at the International Emmy Awards
Engin Akyurek devoted to literature, he writes articles for the magazine Kafasına Göre.